SF Good Questions: Frosted Tempered Glass Closet Doors?

these are not Shb's doors

AT:SF, I am looking to replace ugly closet doors with nice frosted tempered glass ones...

...I looked at The Sliding Door Company and T Concepts but they are so expensive!

Does anyone know of a place in San Francisco/Bay Area that sells them at a decent price?

-Shb

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Comments (6)

What kind of doors do you currently have? Mine are mirrorred but I intend to give them this type of effect with frost spray paint. Would this be viable for you?

It wouldn't be glass, but you might try Tap Plastics, and see if they can do something similar in a plastic for you.

we bought some frosted glass doors from home depot. the brand was nuport and we only saw the styles with frosted glass at the store and not online (there were two - one that was a frame and a single piece of frosted glass and another that had several squarish panels of frosted glass). the doors weren't terribly expensive but the materials could be nicer. we ordered a set with a white frame that isn't actually bright white so we needed to paint it. on the upside, the hardware allows you to adjust the height and angle of the doors to compensate for crooked door frames...

You could cannibalize an Ikea wardrobe with glass doors (like the Pax one here: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S49850396 ).
Actually, the doors can be purchased separately, so it's not really cannibalizing. You'd need to figure out your own way to attached the track, etc., though. And even though they're Ikea, they're not exactly cheap -- I think the doors alone are over $600.

Careful when looking that you don't end up with "milky" instead of frosted. While the translucence of frosted glass is semi-reflective while being room-widening, milky glass is essentially a white glossy wall. Unless you want a chilly and cheap effect, this isn't good. And the frosted versions hide the stuff in the closet just fine, in case you're wondering.

We struggled with this and wound up paying the prices at the sliding door co, and we couldn't be happier. The doors are well-made, and the floor-to-ceiling version we had installed on one whole wall of a bedroom provides tons of storage while opening up a room. Consider floor-to-ceiling if you go this route - when we bought, there was no surcharge from the sliding door co for custom sizes.

I second the comment on Home Depot as well, though watch for extra costs like delivery (which is separate from installation). I'm getting mine installed soon!